Around Town

April 26, 2007

Audition for play Sunday

Auditions for the Court House Players' production of "The Miracle Worker," William Gibson's drama about Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Church of St. Therese, 6262 Main St. in Gloucester. Production dates are June 14-17. Parts to be filled include seven men, seven women and extras; girls ages 8- 17; African-American adult, two children ages 8-13. For information or other audition times, call 693-6598.

Perspective on Pocahontas

The 2007 Steering Committee and Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism will sponsor a premiere showing of "Pocahontas Revealed" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Gloucester High School auditorium, 6680 Short Lane.

The film brings a new perspective to the colonists' accounts, focusing on the site of Chief Powhatan's capital, Werowocomoco, in Gloucester. NOVA has covered the excavation of the site for four years and presents the first program that documents the Native American side of the Jamestown story. NOVA received help from the Virginia Indians in reconstructing their traditional skills and lifeways and in re-enacting scenes from their historic past. Brief presentations also will be made by people involved in the archaeology and the filmmaking.